Tag: rail service

March 18, 2024

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said it had awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support multi-state and regional passenger rail service efforts. The $900,000 in Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grants, part of the […]

October 3, 2023

U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., want the Surface Transportation Board to press on with a rulemaking they say could enable shippers to receive better rail service and make the U.S. rail network more resilient. The […]

July 5, 2023

A bill introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) that would address unreliable service and the high costs of rail shipping earned the support of the American Chemistry Council on Thursday. The Reliable Rail Service Act […]

January 3, 2023

The Surface Transportation Board’s regulatory to-do list, train crew sizes and merger conditions related to Canadian Pacific’s acquisition of Kansas City Southern are just some of the big issues that rail industry stakeholders will be watching in 2023. One of […]

November 10, 2022

Congress should consider implementing an annual “stress test” for the railroads to ensure that railroads have adequately invested in their infrastructure and people, according to policy position papers approved by the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) at a biannual meeting this […]

September 22, 2022

While rail shippers are greatly relieved that last week’s potential strike was averted after two of the biggest rail unions reached a tentative agreement with U.S. freight railroads for a new contract, shippers are still wary about whether ratification of […]

September 13, 2022

The White House is considering the use of emergency powers to ensure critical materials, such as chlorine for wastewater treatment plants, can be delivered in the event of a freight rail worker strike in order to avoid devastating disruptions to […]

May 24, 2022

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators representing major agricultural and energy-producing states is demanding that the Surface Transportation Board take action on inadequate freight rail service. A Monday letter addressed to STB Chairman Marty Oberman comes as four U.S. Class […]

September 8, 2021

The Surface Transportation Board is seeking comments on issues related to first-mile and last-mile rail service, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Sept. 8. First-mile and last-mile (FMLM) service refers to the movement of railcars between […]

March 10, 2021

The Minnesota Department of Transportation said it is accepting applications for grants to improve freight rail service that supports economic development through March 31. The $4 million in general obligation bonds were approved during the state’s 2020 special legislative session. […]

October 10, 2018

Metra has reached an agreement with business and civic groups in Lake County to share the costs of a potential two-year pilot project for two new reverse-commute trains on the Milwaukee District North Line and to work on a definitive […]

February 15, 2017

Passengers could soon be using their mobile phones to help rail companies around the globe improve the ride quality on their trains, thanks to new research. Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a smartphone app that allows passengers […]